Veteran Relocation Specialist for Jacksonville, FL

A veteran relocation specialist helps service members, veterans and military families buy or sell a home when they move, usually from far away and on a fixed date. Keneshia Haye is an Army veteran and MRP-certified broker who plans the search around your orders, tours homes for you on live video, attends the inspection and VA appraisal for you, and lines up a closing you can sign from anywhere.

MRP stands for Military Relocation Professional. It's a certification from the National Association of REALTORS for agents who work with active-duty service members, veterans and their families, covering PCS moves, VA loans and military benefits. Keneshia Haye holds the MRP certification.

Yes. You can get VA preapproval, tour homes on live video, sign the contract electronically and close by mail, with a mobile notary or with a power of attorney. A VA loan requires you to live in the home, but your spouse can usually meet that requirement if you're deployed or still overseas.

Start as soon as you have orders. A VA purchase usually takes 30 to 45 days from contract to closing, and starting 60 to 90 days before your report date gives you time to choose a neighborhood, tour on video and negotiate without rushing.

NAS Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Marine Corps Blount Island Command, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center and the Coast Guard units at Mayport. For Kings Bay, she helps families who want to live on the Florida side in Nassau County.

Yes. Your VA home loan benefit works in any state. You'll need a Certificate of Eligibility, which your lender can often pull in minutes or you can request at VA.gov, and the home has to be your primary residence. Eligible buyers can purchase with zero down payment and no PMI.

It depends on how long you expect to stay and what you'd do with the home after your next set of orders. Many service members buy with a VA loan, then keep the home as a rental when they PCS out. Keneshia runs the numbers both ways with your BAH before you decide.

Yes, and many of Keneshia's military buyers do. A quick move-in home can often close in 30 to 60 days, which fits most PCS timelines. Building from scratch takes longer, often four to eight months, so it works best when your report date is further out.

No. Florida has no state personal income tax, so military retirement pay and VA disability compensation aren't taxed by the state. Florida also offers homestead and veteran property tax exemptions, including a full exemption for veterans rated 100% permanently and totally disabled.

You can sell it, or keep it and rent it out. Keneshia helps you compare your net proceeds from a sale against the monthly cash flow as a rental, and she can list it before you leave so you aren't carrying two payments.

Usually not. On most Jacksonville purchases, the buyer's agent fee is paid by the seller or the builder, and Keneshia shows you in writing exactly how she's paid before you sign anything.

Fill out the form on this page or call Keneshia at (254) 449-5299. She'll set up a short video call to go over your orders or move date, your budget and the commute you want, then send you a neighborhood shortlist.